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Chicken egg yolk powder on a food label: it contains egg
Chicken egg yolk powder is a kind of chicken egg yolk. It contains egg, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is vegetarian but not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 168 products, most often in biscuits and cakes.
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Does chicken egg yolk powder contain an allergen?
Yes. Chicken egg yolk powder contains egg: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | Required | Required | Required |
Is chicken egg yolk powder vegan?
No. Chicken egg yolk powder is not vegan: it is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does chicken egg yolk powder have on a label?
In English chicken egg yolk powder can also read “hen's egg yolk powder”. On European labels it is “poudre de jaune d’œuf de poules” in French, “Hühnereigelbpulver” in German and “Polvere di tuorlo d'uovo di gallina” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.
- French
- poudre de jaune d’œuf de poules
- German
- Hühnereigelbpulver
- Italian
- Polvere di tuorlo d'uovo di gallina
- Polish
- żółtko jaj kurzych w proszku
- Finnish
- kananmunankeltuaisjauhe
- Croatian
- kokošji žumanjak u prahu
Which foods contain chicken egg yolk powder?
Open Food Facts lists chicken egg yolk powder in the ingredients of 168 products, most often biscuits and cakes, ready meals and dressings and sauces. Most of them are sold in Germany, Finland and France.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 121 · Finland 21 · France 13 · Switzerland 9.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where chicken egg yolk powder turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is chicken egg yolk powder?
Chicken egg yolk powder is a kind of chicken egg yolk.
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- Open Food Facts: Chicken egg yolk powder
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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